Modern life and the Cleric’s Tale have many similarities. The two topics contain women who are insecure and are not treated with the respect they deserve. The Cleric’s Tale illustrates the theme that women do not stand up for themselves. Geoffrey Chaucer brings the character Griselda to the Cleric’s tale to represent women. Griselda is a young, poor woman who is asked by a Marquis for her hand in marriage. She is very surprised by his question and says to him, “So I hereby swear that I will never willingly disobey you in act or thought, under threat of death, though I would be loath to die (Chaucer, 206). Throughout the story Griselda does everything her husband wants her to. He comes to her after she conceives her first child and te
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